NGA - Presenting the problems of the past, today!

01/19/12 01:03 AM

New Hotness

Posted by: AksumkA

Hey guys!

Sorry for the extended down time. I was hoping to get the site back up hours ago, but things happen. As I'm sure you've noticed, a bit has changed around here! We have a new system in place that lets us modify existing pages much easier than before. I can even allow other users to edit pages! This means we won't have months go by without any signs of an update! Page editors can get the site updated in record time now!

The new system also shows you what pages have been modified or added recently. Check the side bar on the main page! We are also able to see how many times a page was viewed so we can build a list of what pages are the most popular.

As of right now I still have a few things to fix. Mostly just a few dead links, or a page or two that still need updating. Either me or one of our editors will get to it soon. If you do run into a problem, let us know!

Again, welcome to the new NGA! I hope you guys like it!

<3 AK

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01/17/12 07:53 PM

SOPA/PIPA Blackout sort of thing.

Posted by: AksumkA

At around 12AM tonight I will be taking the archive offline. We will remain offline for most of the day tomorrow (1/18).

This is in part to join the protests against SOPA and PIPA. Even though SOPA has been shelved, we still need to send the message that we will not tolerate legislation that has the power to have an overwhelmingly negative impact on so many businesses, communities, and users.

When we come back online, expect a ton of changes. I'm talking a site wide redesign and update. I've been showing you guys little bits of the new layout over the past week and now you'll finally get to see the completed design! I'm hoping you guys can help me get some buzz going and generate a bit more traffic. So, help us out! Add a link to the NGA in your sig on NG, post a new blog about us, don't spam the BBS!

I'll see you guys on the other side!

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01/10/12 02:33 AM

New/Different pages

Posted by: AksumkA

Ok, so I'm working on a little somethin somethin when I realize a few of the links in the main header are TOTALLY WORTHLESS! Not to name names or anything but... Sigs, mp3s, threads and links are SO UTTERLY POINTLESS.

So! Help me come up with what pages deserve to be among the main links for the site! We can choose NOT A SINGLE MORE THAN TEN. That's it.

What will be there NO MATTER WHAT:
- Images
- Logos
- Levels
- SWFs
- Pages
- BBS

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08/26/11 10:57 PM

8 is a good number

Posted by: AksumkA

So I guess today was my eighth year on NG. Guess that should mean something.

In celebration I'm doing things on the forums! Can you spot the changes?

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06/13/11 12:06 AM

Registration (no longer) temporally disabled.

Posted by: AksumkA

I've gotten really sick of dealing with the spam bots.

I'm going to do a few thing over the next few days or so to help kill them for good. If you should want to join during this downtime, send me a send me a PM. I'll manually add your account.

I guess I'll update this thread as I move towards a solution.

Update 1 (6/14 1:45PM): I'm going to start an attempt to upgrade the forums software here. Because I have modified so much to get the forums into the wonderful state they are in I have to be very careful of what gets updated. In the past upgrades like this have undone much of the progress I have made on the forums here. Hopefully there won't be too many issues.

Update 2 (2:55PM): Upgraded forums to 1.1.11. Starting upgrade to 1.1.12

Update 3 (3:20PM): Upgraded forums to 1.1.12. Starting upgrade to 1.1.13

Update 4 (3:30PM): Upgraded forums to 1.1.13. Starting upgrade to 1.1.14 (latest).

Update 5 (3:34PM): And for the first time since 2009 we are running the latest version of SMF (excluding 2.0)! Looking into captcha mods.

Update 6 (3:53PM): Added a reCAPTCHA to the registration page and re-enabled registration.

Update 7 (5:30PM): reCaptcha fail! Already had to delete 4 new accounts... Looking into other solutions.

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